Paul Jaboulet-Aîné : Les Jumelles 2022

Characteristics and tasting advice for the Les Jumelles 2022 cuvée from Paul Jaboulet-Aîné

Tasting

This vintage captivates with its concentration and aromatic intensity.

Cellaring

This wine can be cellared until around 2037.

Serving

For optimal tasting, it is recommended to serve this wine between 16°C and 18°C. 

Food and wine pairings

This cuvée pairs ideally with Romans ravioli with foie gras and chanterelles, a roast rack of lamb with small vegetables or a crispy red mullet with olives.

An aromatic and balanced red wine from the Rhône Valley

The property

An emblematic name of the great wines of the northern Rhône Valley, the House of Paul Jaboulet-Aîné was founded in 1834 in Tain L'Hermitage. The renowned oenologist and winemaker Caroline Frey has been running this illustrious house, owned by the Frey family since 2006. The Paul Jaboulet Aîné House oversees a vineyard of 125 hectares of vines, spread over exceptional appellations such as Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.

The vineyards of Hermitage and Crozes Hermitage have been managed biodynamically since 2017.

The vineyard

The Les Jumelles cuvée is a Côte-Rôtie wine made from vines aged 15 to 40 years, planted on steep granitic terraces, resting on silico-limestone soils of the Côte Blonde, and clay and iron oxide characteristic of the Côte Brune.

Vinification and ageing

Ageing for 12 months in French oak barrels, 20% of which are new.

Grape variety

Syrah (100%).